~ruther/guix-local: services: udev: Make /dev/kvm 666 as a workaround.

421c3bcc1b77360ad57b10c5d6b5da5b4d739182 — Ludovic Courtès 11 years ago 99ae9ce

services: udev: Make /dev/kvm 666 as a workaround.

* gnu/services/base.scm (kvm-udev-rule): Change /dev/kvm mode to 666 to
  work around <http://bugs.gnu.org/18994>.

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1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

M gnu/services/base.scm

M gnu/services/base.scm => gnu/services/base.scm +4 -1

@@ 542,8 542,11 @@ item of @var{packages}."
                         (call-with-output-file
                             (string-append rules.d "/90-kvm.rules")
                           (lambda (port)
+                            ;; FIXME: As a workaround for
+                            ;; <http://bugs.gnu.org/18994>, make /dev/kvm 666
+                            ;; instead of 660.
                             (display "\
-KERNEL==\"kvm\", GROUP=\"kvm\", MODE=\"0660\"\n" port))))
+KERNEL==\"kvm\", GROUP=\"kvm\", MODE=\"0666\"\n" port))))
                     #:modules '((guix build utils))))
 
 (define* (udev-service #:key (udev eudev) (rules '()))